I want to start this course with a brief review of the history of gravitational astronomy, starting from the Eta Carinae supernova of 2009. You will be in mid-career when the shock front hits, and a ...

What Is the James Webb Space Telescope? The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is the next great space science observatory, designed to answer outstanding questions about the Universe and to make ...

The Big Bang theory describes the expansion of the universe, not its origin, and is not an explosion in pre-existing space, but rather the unfolding of matter, energy, time, and space itself. Evidence ...

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In this series I give you an overview of important ideas in the area of cosmology. This video is the second in the series, and focuses on dark matter. Using various detectors and research methods, ...

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the... Why Astronomy 101 is 'perfect' for teaching climate ...

This cluster of stars is known as Messier 15, and is located some 35,000 light-years away in the constellation of Pegasus (The Winged Horse). It is one of the oldest globular clusters known, with an ...

Originally it became a concept of teaching 101 concepts of astronomy but the idea quickly grew to become something much bigger. Thus, the project contemplates the publication of a book and currently ...

“Even today, the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars,” he wrote in his book “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the ...

If you are becoming more fascinated by the night sky and have the desire to observe more than what can be seen without any aids, there is no necessity to invest in an expensive telescope that could ...